While SFJazz kicks off the 2025 SF International Boogie Woogie Festival featuring musicians from Germany, Spain & USA, join Pier 23 Cafe for its own celebration! A night of fun 4-7pm on November 6, 2025. Be ready to eat, drink and DANCE! Last year we had Luca Sestak from Germany and Chase Garrett from St. Louis LIVE!
Pier 23 Cafe is excited to present swing jazz playing duo, Swingatto. Start the weekend right with live music on the waterfront.
Michael Weiner plays the piano with his jazz group at Pier 23 Café in San Francisco 4-7 pm on Wednesday September 17, 2025. Weiner has been playing piano since he was 3 years old. Sit back and listen. Relax with your favorite drink and grab a bite from our delicious menu. We look forward to having you with us!
Join us on Mondays 4-7pm for Social Play! Bring a friend and your Mahjong set (or use one of ours). Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, everyone is welcome to join the fun! Enjoy our spectacular views, yummy food and wide range of specialty cocktails. As my favorite teacher, Dinna Davis, inspires: “Let’s Mahj On!”
Hosted by Jeffrey Natural Pet Foods and Pier 23 Cafe
Come celebrate our 6th Annual Howloween Doggie Costume Parade! Bring your fur bestie to Pier 23 Cafe in a creative costume. You are welcome to sign into participate in the costume contest or just strut your stuff in our parade around the Pier. Truly one of the most enjoyable events in SF with guaranteed hilarity and over the top canine cuteness. Free event & family friendly.
6pm-8:30pm
Join us for a night of some of the Bay Area's most treasured female storytellers while we celebrate women's voices and the launch of the new book, Queen Lessons. Don't miss out on this empowering and uplifting night filled with remarkable tales, book signings and more!
Get advance tickets at https://queenlessonsstorytelling.eventbrite.com
An artist from the Brazilian northeast, with over 40 years of musical experience, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, guitarist since childhood, Robson Batinga is a wonderful addition to our beautiful scenery. Join us at Pier 23 Cafe any Saturday afternoon from 2pm-5pm to relax and enjoy Robson’s vibes. We can’t wait to see you!
Meet us on Mondays from 4-7pm for Social Play! Bring a friend and your Mahjong set (or use one of ours). Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, everyone is welcome to join the fun! Enjoy our spectacular views, yummy food and wide range of specialty cocktails. As my favorite teacher, Dinna Davis, inspires: “Let’s Mahj On!”
An artist from the Brazilian northeast, with over 40 years of musical experience, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, guitarist since childhood, Robson Batinga is a wonderful addition to our beautiful scenery. Join us at Pier 23 Cafe any Saturday afternoon from 2pm-5pm to relax and enjoy Robson’s vibes. We can’t wait to see you!
Ned Boynton Jazz Trio performs 4-6pm FridayOctober 17, 2025. Drop in for a late afternoon bite & beverage to enjoy great live music. Catch our Waterfront Gallery artist reception at the same time. Pier 23 Cafe supports local creatives. Bring a friend!
MCK-Film (Mackenzie Kirk) is a photographer and collage artist who has spent the past six years immersed in the landscape of San Francisco. Based in the Castro, she draws inspiration from the neighborhood’s rolling hills, vivid colors, and rich historic backdrop. Her work explores city iconography, the intersection of industry and history, vintage homeware, and scenes layered with color and texture.
Check out more work at: instagram @m.c.k.film and website is mck-film.com
Join us for a night filled with creativity on all fronts. Ned Boynton will provide the live music while Pier 23 Cafe will delight us with food, drink and views. Bring a friend!
Meet us on Mondays from 4-7pm for Social Play! Bring a friend and your Mahjong set (or use one of ours). Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, everyone is welcome to join the fun! Enjoy our spectacular views, yummy food and wide range of specialty cocktails. As my favorite teacher, Dinna Davis, inspires: “Let’s Mahj On!”
An artist from the Brazilian northeast, with over 40 years of musical experience, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, guitarist since childhood, Robson is a wonderful addition to our beautiful scenery. Join us at Pier 23 Cafe any Saturday afternoon from 2pm-5pm to relax and enjoy Robson’s vibes. We can’t wait to see you!
Come for the Books. Stay for the Drinks, Food, & Classic SF Waterfront scenery.
Authors & Readers Happy Hour. All ages and genres: mystery - fiction - memoir - historical fiction - travel - children’s - romance - young adult.
9AM.art is a San Francisco-based abstract artist who has been painting since childhood. She loves to mix paints with textures and goes with the flow without seeking perfection. Art is her savior for escaping the demands of everyday life. Witness this in her latest collection of mixed media florals personified as "The Painted Ladies.” Each with a female name, to bring home a feeling of living with flowers as a loved one. Join us for a creative night in our Waterfront Gallery!
Join us for a night of creativity on all fronts. Danny Brandt will be supporting our Waterfront Gallery Art Opening 4-6pm, 9/19/25, with his Soul Guitar. “Danny’s songwriting skills … a visceral blend of funk, soul rock and gospel.” Grab your favorite drink to welcome the weekend. Can’t wait to see you!
Michael Weiner plays the piano with his jazz group at Pier 23 Café in San Francisco 4-7 pm on Wednesday September 17, 2025. Weiner has been playing piano since he was 3 years old. Sit back and listen. Relax with your favorite drink and grab a bite from our delicious menu. We look forward to having you with us!
Meet us every Monday 4-7pm for Social Play! Bring a friend and your Mahjong set (or use one of ours). Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, everyone is welcome to join the fun! Enjoy our spectacular views, yummy food and wide range of specialty cocktails. As my favorite teacher, Dinna Davis, inspires: “Let’s Mahj On!”
Live Readings • Author Q&A • Book Signing
Join us for a special literary event featuring five powerful voices in memoir:
Erin Gordon • Maxine Schur • Paula Wagner • Lalli Pia • Andrea Wait
Listen to each author share selections from their memoirs, enjoy a lively Q&A, and get your books signed while soaking in the waterfront views at this iconic San Francisco spot.
Free & open to the public — bring a friend!
Meet us every Monday 4-7pm for Social Play! Bring a friend and your Mahjong set (or use one of ours). Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, everyone is welcome to join the fun! Enjoy our spectacular views, yummy food and wide range of specialty cocktails. Can’t wait to see you!
Meet us every Monday 4-7pm for Social Play! Bring a friend and your Mahjong set (or use one of ours). Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, everyone is welcome to join the fun! Enjoy our spectacular views, yummy food and wide range of specialty cocktails. Can’t wait to see you!
Reserve your spot on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mahjong-mondays-at-pier-23-cafe-tickets-1641617144069?aff=oddtdtcreator
Mahjong Monday on the Waterfront!
Chinese Mahjong Social Play is 4p-7p
Learn. Play. Master
Food & Drinks Available.
Bring Friends & Your Mahjong Set!
Mahjong Monday on the Waterfront!
Chinese Mahjong Instruction from 4p-5p is $15
Social Play is 4p-7p
Learn. Play. Master
Reserve your spot today on Eventbrite (link below)
Selected works by SF Bay Area artist Nancy Brown on exhibt until June 11, 2025.
Selected works by SF Bay Area artist Nancy Brown on exhibt until June 11, 2025.
A work by artist Sel Zhu. See more of work along with that of Gianna Palanca at their opening Friday, April 4 at the Waterfront Gallery in Pier 23 Cafe Restaurant & Bar in San Francisco.
A work by artist Sel Zhu. See more of work along with that of Gianna Palanca at their opening Friday, April 4 at the Waterfront Gallery in Pier 23 Cafe Restaurant & Bar in San Francisco.
Opening on Thursday, March 6 - Cars in The City - Photography by Martha Brooder. Celebrate all things San Francisco with Martha and other art fans from 4pm - 6pm.
Opening on Thursday, March 6 - Cars in The City - Photography by Martha Brooder. Celebrate all things San Francisco with Martha and other art fans from 4pm - 6pm.
Join us at Pier 23 Cafe for a book fair featuring 12 local-ish independent writers - come support your community authors! February 22, 4pm - 7pm.
Photography by Pablo Fernicola, a San Francisco based photographer. HIs work is on exhibit at Pier 23 Cafe February 6 - March 3. Over time he’s developed one of the most popular ship spotting accounts on Instagram, @ship_spotting_oak_sfo, a virtual spot for locals to keep up with the activity on the Bay
Intriqued by dive bars? We have a few you may not have seen before at “Dive Bar: An Underwater Myriorama” at the Waterfront Gallery in Pier 23 Cafe, Bar & Restaurant.
The Waterfront Gallery in the Pier 23 Cafe + Restaurant + Bar celebrates the new October show with an opening on Thursday, October 3. Enjoy the works of Liz Noerdlinger where she explores imaginary landscapes with paint and paper and draws from beginning days on Cape Cod and the San Francisco Bay Area.
